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do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money. but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11 in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you're saying that the country of afghanistan was at fault? was responsible? so you're seeing the responsible party as a whole nation? >> i think it is inarguably that al qaeda and osama bin laden's men, who worked for him, were training in afghanistan. so afghanistan was certainly knowingly harboring terrorists who were training to commit atrocities. >> translator: i believe that you can, under no circumstances, justify the condemnation and the attack upon a country in order to reach a single terrorist group, and i do believe that, no matter how long you and i or other people speak, thiss unexplainable. allow me to ask you -- do you believe that the various administrations of the united states were successful in eradicating ter
do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money. but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11 in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you're saying that the country of afghanistan was at fault? was responsible? so you're seeing the responsible party as a whole nation? >> i think it is...
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the afghanistan war has had more popular support than the iraq war. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission there was doing the right thing. but six in ten americans say it's time to come home. anderson, a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either of these candidates talk about any possibility of extending the employment. >> john, dan, jim, thank you. >>> a french court rules on the magazine that published topless photos of kate middleton. what happens now, and what the palace is saying about it, next. >>> here is another 360 bulletin. 0ñ@ñfÑ [ female announcer ] roam like the gnome this fall. and get outstanding deals with the travelocity fall hotel sale. you can save up to 40% on select hotels. so book your hotel now and save up to 40%. hurry, offer ends soon. book now at travelocity. >>> i'm isha sesay with another 360 bulletin. egyptian authorities have charged eight people in the united
the afghanistan war has had more popular support than the iraq war. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission there was doing the right thing. but six in ten americans say it's time to come home. anderson, a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either of these candidates talk about any possibility of extending the employment. >> john,...
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>> first of all, it's very different from iraq. i personally never saw any intelligence that was at all persuasive on the nuclear issue. i wanted the inspectors to go in there for a simple reason. when the first gulf war was over, we began an accounting of all of saddam's weapons of mass destruction, which mostly consisted of chemical warheads and chemical and biological agents. in 1998, when he kicked the inspectors out, there were two biological agents and two chemical agents, a substantial quantity unaccounted for. we bombed, the u.s. and uk. after 9/11, i thought it was important for the inspectors to go in, try to find out whether we had destroyed that or not. we later learned when he was deposed that it was destroyed in '98 and he didn't want anybody to know about it because he thought it would weaken him against iran but there was never, to me, any really credible nuclear intelligence. this is quite different. they don't even pretend that they're not -- they don't have centrifuges, that they can't enrich uranium, that they h
>> first of all, it's very different from iraq. i personally never saw any intelligence that was at all persuasive on the nuclear issue. i wanted the inspectors to go in there for a simple reason. when the first gulf war was over, we began an accounting of all of saddam's weapons of mass destruction, which mostly consisted of chemical warheads and chemical and biological agents. in 1998, when he kicked the inspectors out, there were two biological agents and two chemical agents, a...
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official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four more, including iraq, which is quite a ways from north africa. that spread is eerily reminiscent of what we all went through in the late 1970s. >> in iran? >> not just in iran, an ambassador killed in kabul followed by the embassy in islamabad being burned to the ground and the takeover in iran. these things have a way of spreading. they are a mark of the fact that the administration has basically conveyed weakness in this region. weakness always begets trouble. >> what should the administration in your opinion be doing? >> what it s
official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four...
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the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment. >> john, dan, jim, thank you. >>> a french court rules on the magazine that published topless photos of kate middleton. what happens now, and what the palace is saying about it, next. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working wi
the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment....
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bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a r line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my call coup plus. >> the white house won't say what it will do if the red line is crossed. seizing dozens of chemical weapons sites would be tough, requiring tens of thousands of troops on the ground. romney has called for covert action. >> watching what's happened in syria, from a dispassionate distan distance, i would be leading in syria, by encouraging our friends there, like the turks and the saudis. >> but he hasn't said how or when he would use u.s. troops. the bottom l
bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a r line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the ground...
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military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central. >> how strong is their presence there in libya, and who leads them, do we know? >> reporter: you know, i mean there's a sort of umbrella group, according to the libyan -- former libyan jihadist, supporters of sharia. i think a lot of this is relatively secretive. this is not obviously an organization that operates in a very overt manner. my guess is that we're talking about a few hundred people at most. it doesn't represent the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who were taking up arms against gadhafi. they have -- as the reporter in libya indicated, being able to do some attacks on w
military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central....
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iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversation, especially with darna, to the east of benghazi, and he was aware of the increased threat. we talked about them increasing in
iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing...
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>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that we could turn over these responsibilities to them and leave. now, how can we train and work with these people if so many of them are killing americans that we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, has been an abject failure. >> we will talk with senator mccain about domestic issues, including the 47% statement. joining us now is fran townsend a cnn contributor who is a former cia security council advisory member. as i said, you met with ambassador stevens. he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list, that there were security co
>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that...
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. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military intervention in libya. they said we've also heard that last year during the revolution, there was unity in the stands of libyans who were fighting the regime of moammar gadhafi. they welcomed the support of nato air strikes, but said they did not want to see any boots on the ground. so at this point, this could be a real controversial issue here in libya. we have to wait and hear, see what the libyan government officials say about this. they have said they're unable to deal with groups. >> and that, nick kristof, let me bring you in here. some people had told her tonight, regular libyans, they don't
. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with this attack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military...
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iraq's prime minister denouncing that u.s. film that's sparking all this outrage calling on all divine religions to go after the racists and stop them from spreading their dangerous thoughts. >>> meantime president obama offering a more cautious and nuanced take on problems in egypt, saying the u.s. relationship with that country will be shaped by how the country responds to the embassy assault in cairo. here's what he said during an interview on spanish-language network telemundo. >> well i don't think that we would consider them an ally but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. they were dramatically elected. i think that we are going to have to see how they respond to this incident. >> state department spokeswoman victoria nuland declined to parse the president's words but she conceded the u.s. still refers to egypt as a major non-nato ally. a former u.s. ambassador to egypt says he thinks president obama is simply giving egypt's president space to work through the many i
iraq's prime minister denouncing that u.s. film that's sparking all this outrage calling on all divine religions to go after the racists and stop them from spreading their dangerous thoughts. >>> meantime president obama offering a more cautious and nuanced take on problems in egypt, saying the u.s. relationship with that country will be shaped by how the country responds to the embassy assault in cairo. here's what he said during an interview on spanish-language network telemundo....
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is it, a, egypt, b, iran, c, iraq, or d, afghanistan. we'll tell you the correct answer in just a moment. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and follow us on twitter and facebook. also if you miss a show or a special, they're on itunes, the audio ipad is free or you can buy the video version. itunes.com/fareed. >>> monday marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of an teat. . this week's become of the week is one of the finest books written on the civilian war. this republic of suffering. death and the civilian war. he happens to be president of harvard university. it's a profound moving book on how the civil war changed our understanding of death. there's a pbs documentary based on the book that's out this week as well. >>> and now for the last look. these photos caught my eye this week. they look like stunning photographs taken out of one of nasa's multi-million-dollar satellites, except these images weren't taken by a satellite or nasa creation of any kind. they were a product of a student's science project, one that
is it, a, egypt, b, iran, c, iraq, or d, afghanistan. we'll tell you the correct answer in just a moment. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and follow us on twitter and facebook. also if you miss a show or a special, they're on itunes, the audio ipad is free or you can buy the video version. itunes.com/fareed. >>> monday marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of an teat. . this week's become of the week is one of the finest books written on the civilian war. this...
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lawmakers are now in baghdad, meeting with leaders in iraq, iraqi -- iraq disputes reports it is allowing iran to use its airspace to delivery weapons to syria. that denial comes as the lawmakers warn against such an act. let me ask you something. what is your breaking point? where's the edge? one woman says she was pushed to it and it led to a gruesome discovery in the middle of the street. what you're about to see is extremely graphic, so if there are any little ones in the room right now, let me give you a beat to get them to turn away. >> reporter: a 26-year-old mother of two claims her husband's cousin, a 35-year-old man, tormented and abused her for month while her husband was out of town. he entered her home while she was asleep and raped her at gunpoint, threatening to kill her children if she screamed. she says he subsequently raped her many times and took pictures of her with his cell phone an threatened to publish them. she says she was too afraid to tell any about the rapes. then last tuesday, she had enough. she said he called. she was sure he was going to rape her again. whe
lawmakers are now in baghdad, meeting with leaders in iraq, iraqi -- iraq disputes reports it is allowing iran to use its airspace to delivery weapons to syria. that denial comes as the lawmakers warn against such an act. let me ask you something. what is your breaking point? where's the edge? one woman says she was pushed to it and it led to a gruesome discovery in the middle of the street. what you're about to see is extremely graphic, so if there are any little ones in the room right now,...
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we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful like in vorden, where they burned the american flag, but did not resort to violence, but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. they've tried to get them to go away from the u.s. embassy. as you can see right here, this is a group of people near the u.s. embassy. still there tonight as they continue to be there day in and day out as the rage continues to spread. in libya, the remains of four americans kill during the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders.
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. >> i know there's a sense there, unlike iraq, afghanistan, international interests, let's say, waned after gadhafi fell. arwa, thanks for your reporting as always. >>> more on what we're working for "newsroom international." what to know what happens going on behind the scenes in north korea? we asked kim jong-il's former sushi hef. the most famous rapper in italy, italian rapper. what it takes to break into the american music scene.ni ! [ male announcer ] isn't always the one you plan to take. whoa, check it out. hey baby goat... no that's not yours... [ hikers whispering ] ...that's not yours. [ goat bleats ] na, na, na -- no! [ male announcer ] now you can take a photo right from video, so you'll never miss the perfect shot. [ hikers laughing, commenting ] at&t introduces the htc one x. now $99.99. rethink possible. without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. starts with ground beef, unions, and peers baked in
. >> i know there's a sense there, unlike iraq, afghanistan, international interests, let's say, waned after gadhafi fell. arwa, thanks for your reporting as always. >>> more on what we're working for "newsroom international." what to know what happens going on behind the scenes in north korea? we asked kim jong-il's former sushi hef. the most famous rapper in italy, italian rapper. what it takes to break into the american music scene.ni ! [ male announcer ] isn't...
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even this recent delisting of the opposition group that was in iraq, claim is another example of the u.s. only interested in changing the regime. we have many, many issues between the u.s. and iran over the 30 years, the nuclear age has gotten to the point now where we have harsh, harsh sanctions hurting the people, the economy, everyone. probably not the regime so much. >> not as tough as they should, at least fm our reporting. if you were really trying to shut things down. >> well, they're not that lenient. i think people find a way to get around. >> leaky. >> sorry. but i think that right now, with these sanctions, iran would like to come kind of f agreement with the west, but they want sanctions lifted, or laat least some. so far, that hasn't happened. i think it's an election year. given there's not going to be an israeli strike at some -- we're going to a new, a re-elected or new president. >> if there is to be an israeli strike with or without u.s. support, it's going to be after the election. that's crucial. our third story, benghazi gate. there is a deep disconnect in washin
even this recent delisting of the opposition group that was in iraq, claim is another example of the u.s. only interested in changing the regime. we have many, many issues between the u.s. and iran over the 30 years, the nuclear age has gotten to the point now where we have harsh, harsh sanctions hurting the people, the economy, everyone. probably not the regime so much. >> not as tough as they should, at least fm our reporting. if you were really trying to shut things down. >>...
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embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it matters so much later. but the group loosely affiliated with al qaeda in libya that has been accused of playing a role in tuesday's deadly attack on the american consulate in benghazi has just issued a statement denying responsibility. it's an important thing to say given that they have quickly claimed responsibility for other attacks, including on american interests and on the red cross. libyan prime minister tells cnn at least one person has been arrested in conjunction with the killings of the american ambassador chris steven's and three embassy staff members. we hav
embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it...
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four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11 and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. and tonight, we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected. we will never forget you. and so long as i'm commander in chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. when you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us, because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads or the care that they need when they come home. for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might n
four years ago i promised to end the war in iraq. we did. i promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11 and we have. we've blunted the taliban's momentum in afghanistan and in 2014, our longest war will be over. a new tower rises above the new york skyline. al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. and tonight, we pay tribute to the americans who still serve in harm's way. we are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this...
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in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead. officials say two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there. demonstrations as we just showed have continued into the night. the crowd throwing rocks, molotov cocktails, police there you see responding with teargas. some protesters said they hadn't actuallicy the video, but they were outraged by reports about it the idea of it. muslim brotherhood, which controls the newly elected government. put out a statement targeting the filmmaker. it says "we denounce abuse of all messengers of god, prophets and apostles and condemn
in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead....
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ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what do we -- what do we thif the language from ahmadinejad and from netanyahu, whether or not that is really going to happen? >> i'm sorry. were you going to play the tape? >> no. chris, if you could, explain to us -- i know that ahmadinejad has already made some comments and he is saying here that he believes that potential of war with iran could be inevitable. do we think this is just a bunch of bluster. we've heard this from him before. >> well, there's certainly a lot of bluster. i mean, if there were an israeli strike, it would not be to
ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what...
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ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes out to the families. >> so you serve d as ambassador to iraq and i would think that security was always a concern there. from what you've heard, do you think the ambassador had enough security? >> i don't think the time now is to be second guessing the security package. i can absolutely aassure you that security was paramount on the minds of that embassy and the ambassador. the issue will be -- there will be time to discuss this. the issue will be why did he go to benghazi. clearly, he knew the scene there and clearly he knew a lot of the players there. i think a
ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes...
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afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise successful in the developing world. limits on free speech, limits on private property protections. limits on the rule of law. >> dictatorships that are corrupt? >> so we've got to work with international institutions and our own development agencies and the international community to put tougher conditions on these countries when money is dispersed. so i'll give you a real live example going on right now. egypt. right now there is a question. egypt is the second largest recipient of foreign aid, and there is a big transition in government, a muslim brotherhood president in place. should we b
afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise...
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foreign policy in the region with support for israel, the invasion of iraq and afghanistan, support for dictator governments over the last decades. but this isn't necessarily the feeling of the great majority of egyptians. you have to keep in mind that the revolution has opened pandora's box. out of that box has come the good, the bad and the ugly and at the moment we're seeing in many countries of the arab world that have removed their dictators, we're seeing the ugly. but i think the good will come out again. many ordinary egyptians have condemned the violence outside the u.s. embassy. they're not happy with that youtube video that has offended so many people, but they don't believe that violence is the answer of the so i think we're going to see the silent majority of egyptians come out eventually and say enough is enough. we have to get this country back on track. the economy running again. i mean, the pictures from the streets of cairo, around the american embassy are not going to help tourism which supports about 15% of the population. and wolf, for instance, wednesday evening whe
foreign policy in the region with support for israel, the invasion of iraq and afghanistan, support for dictator governments over the last decades. but this isn't necessarily the feeling of the great majority of egyptians. you have to keep in mind that the revolution has opened pandora's box. out of that box has come the good, the bad and the ugly and at the moment we're seeing in many countries of the arab world that have removed their dictators, we're seeing the ugly. but i think the good...
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> how does it help, jesse -- my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq and so on. how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under national security or could affect anyone in the future operations, i say why not? like i said, i'd like to hear from boots on the ground what actually happened there, not some fragmented story that comes out of washington telling me what happened. so i don't have -- and besides you, the media, and the s.e.a.l.s themselves have allowed themselves to become like the green berets in the '60s and '70s now. i don't like the fact that you know we even exist. because back in the '60s and '70s, nobody even knew who we were. well, that's out of the bag now. hollywood's made plenty of films. you've had my friend dic
> how does it help, jesse -- my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq and so on. how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under...
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there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think was the purpose then of these attacks? >> to attack u.s. interests, and as a result of drone attacks on al qaeda, leaders in libya and elsewhere, yemen as well, this was an opportunity, if you like, to attack u.s. interests. you know, the consulate is more of a soft target than the embassy. this gave them perfect cover to do it, so, yeah, it's basically a response to drone attacks that have been taking out al qaeda leaders very effectively. do not be surprised to see more drone attacks in the days ahead against some of those camps that are in libya. >> all right. michael holmes, thank you very much. ap
there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think...
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us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american people. >> let's check in with the white house correspondent. jessica, from other speeches, what did you think of tonight. >> there were some familiar themes i would have to agree with. it was much more of an attack speech than i was led to believe it would be. but wolf as we talked about before, this was intended to sort of clear all that if you will under brush a way so now the president can come out and be very forward looking positive above the from a himself. >> we're about to see a video now of the president.
us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american...